Churchill: When the gunfire stops, he hosts the grieving
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Rev. Avery Comithier of Albany s Elijah Missionary Church.Chris Churchill / Times Union
ALBANY When the city s violence steals another life, grieving families often turn to the Rev. Avery Comithier.
The funeral for Shanita Thomas, 32, killed in a January shooting on Central Avenue, was held at Comithier s Elijah Missionary Church. The funeral for 18-year-old Chyna Forney, killed earlier this month, also happened there.
On Saturday, the church will host those mourning LaShon Turner, a 39-year-old shot and killed Friday near where Central meets Henry Johnson Boulevard.
And just a few days after, the funeral for 15-year-old Destiny Greene, who died Monday when men opened fire on a parked car in which she sat, will be held at the church in the city s South End.
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Destiny Greene is the second teenage girl to be gunned down on an Albany street this month.
Back on May 3, Chyna Fornay was shot and killed on Essex Street.
Even though these two shootings were unconnected, the two young women did have something in common.
They were both members of the same church in Albany s South End.
Because Destiny and Chyna were both members of the Elijah Missionary Baptist Church, the same clergyman is officiating at both of their funerals.
In fact, Bishop Avery Comithier has already planned or officiated at the funerals for three young murder victims this month.